An experimental and theoretical investigation on torrefaction of a large wet wood particle

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 159, Issue , 2014, Pages 215-222

  Basu, Prabir ^a   Sadhukhan, Anup Kumar ^b   Gupta, Parthapratim ^b   Rao, Shailendra ^c   Dhungana, Alok ^c   Acharya, Bishnu ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c Greenfield Research Incorporated   (Canada)

Author keywords

Design; Heat transfer; Kinetic model; Rate controlling; Torrefaction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DESIGN; HEAT TRANSFER; PARTICLE SIZE; COMPUTER SIMULATION;

COMPETITIVE KINETICS; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; KINETIC MODELING; RATE-CONTROLLING; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS; TORREFACTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER;

HYDROCARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER;

DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT BALANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; REACTION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THEORETICAL STUDY; WOOD; BIOMASS; HEAT TRANSFER; PREDICTION; RESIDENCE TIME; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT TRANSFER; KINETICS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAWDUST; THEORETICAL STUDY; TORREFACTION; WOOD; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTIONATION; HUMIDITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULUS; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MASS; WET WOOD;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMIDITY; KINETICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULUS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WOOD;

EID: 84896320412     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.02.105     Document Type: Article

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